Nantes defender Chaker Alhadhur believes beating rivals Rennes on Saturday would be a "huge step" towards securing survival and finishing in front of their opponents in Ligue 1 this season. Two wins from their last three have seen Nantes climb to ninth in the table and a point above Rennes in 11th. The Canaries are all-but safe, with 10 points separating them and the relegation places, but Alh...Full Story »

Nantes defender Chaker Alhadhur has stressed the importance of his side's Ligue 1 trip to rivals Nice on Sunday. The two sides sit on the same number of points and a win this weekend could prove crucial in their respective bids to muscle in on the Europa League qualifying slots. Nantes go into the game without a win in four league games but buoyed by last week's 1-1 draw with Lille which sent ...Full Story »

Nantes defender Chaker Alhadhur has stressed the importance of his side's Ligue 1 trip to rivals Nice on Sunday. The two sides sit on the same number of points and a win this weekend could prove crucial in their respective bids to muscle in on the Europa League qualifying slots. Nantes go into the game without a win in four league games but buoyed by last week's 1-1 draw with Lille which sent ...Full Story »

Lyon maintained their unbeaten run through September but Jordan Veretout's 72nd-minute penalty helped Nantes claim a 1-1 draw at La Beaujoire-Louis Fonteneau. The visitors had beaten Monaco and Lorient, in-between a draw with Paris St Germain, and appeared on course to collect three points on Sunday when Bakary Kone opened the scoring shortly after the interval. But Kone went from hero to vill...Full Story »

Nantes continued their topsy-turvy start to the season as they were held to a goalless draw by Ligue 1 strugglers Bastia at the Stade Armand Cesari on Wednesday night. The hosts, who have won just one match so far this term - a 1-0 win over Toulouse in Corsica last month - at least managed to keep their second clean sheet as they fended off a penalty and fought on with 10 men for the majority o...Full Story »